Matt Orofrd to Miss rest of Season & Wolves sign Monaghan for another 2 years

Matt Orofrd to Miss rest of Season & Wolves sign Monaghan for another 2 years

Bradford Bulls have today confirmed that Scrum Half Matt Orford will undergo surgery on the shoulder he injured in Edinburgh and will miss the rest of the season.

Warrington Wolves hooker Michael Monaghan has agreed a two-year extension to his contract which will keep him at the club until the end of 2013.

The 30-year-old Australian, who was man of the match in the WolvesÃ¢Â€Â™ 2009 Carnegie Challenge Cup triumph, joined the club as a scrum half from Manly two and a half years ago but has successfully made the switch to hooker.

Warrington head coach Tony Smith said: Ã¢Â€ÂœI am delighted, as is everyone at the club, that Michael has agreed to extend his contract.

Ã¢Â€ÂœThere is no doubt in my mind that he is one of the best if not the best hooker in the current Super League competition.Ã¢Â€Â

Re: Matt Orofrd to Miss rest of Season & Wolves sign Monaghan for another 2 years

Manly1 link said:

Bradford Bulls have today confirmed that Scrum Half Matt Orford will undergo surgery on the shoulder he injured in Edinburgh and will miss the rest of the season.

Warrington Wolves hooker Michael Monaghan has agreed a two-year extension to his contract which will keep him at the club until the end of 2013.

The 30-year-old Australian, who was man of the match in the WolvesÃ¢Â€Â™ 2009 Carnegie Challenge Cup triumph, joined the club as a scrum half from Manly two and a half years ago but has successfully made the switch to hooker.

Warrington head coach Tony Smith said: Ã¢Â€ÂœI am delighted, as is everyone at the club, that Michael has agreed to extend his contract.

Ã¢Â€ÂœThere is no doubt in my mind that he is one of the best if not the best hooker in the current Super League competition.Ã¢Â€Â

Re: Matt Orofrd to Miss rest of Season & Wolves sign Monaghan for another 2 years

Monas won't play in the halves again and I doubt he is up to NRL standard in that position. He was the Lance Todd Trophy winner at hooker last year in the Challenge Cup and had a blinder. I'm one of the few on here that was sorry to see him go. Loved his toughness.

Given a choice of picking a half back out of Ox or Monas I would go with Ox. Given a choice of taking either or going with someone else for our future I'd go with someone else. It is academic as we won't get either.

Re: Matt Orofrd to Miss rest of Season & Wolves sign Monaghan for another 2 years

yeah i agree jerry,Â i still have memories of that try he scored against dogs 2minutes outÂ 4th tackle he chips for himself gets a good bounce catches & passes in one motion to robbo who tears away to score under the post we snatch victory in the last minute.. i liked monaghan he tried things ..

Re: Matt Orofrd to Miss rest of Season & Wolves sign Monaghan for another 2 years

jjai link said:

yeah i agree jerry,Â i still have memories of that try he set up against dogs 2minutes outÂ 4th tackle he chips for himself gets a good bounce catches & passes in one motion to robbo who tears away to score under the post we snatch victory in the last minute.. i liked monaghan he tried things ..

Re: Matt Orofrd to Miss rest of Season & Wolves sign Monaghan for another 2 years

And do you remember getting flogged by the eels by 40 in the knockout semi in his last year as halfback.it was the biggest losing margin in semi history i believe since the NRL started.monaghan was embarrassing that day.and it probably slipped your mind that we then made two grandfinals with orford as halfback and captain including a record 40 nil victory over the supposed team of the century,a year in which he also won the dally M,after running top ten the year before.Those awards are judjed by his peers,mostly great past players.someone thought he could play.

Funny how history is rewritten.He was ordinary in 09 and left.Think back to NE days and tell me that we could win a GF a few years later.Bit of credit please.

Re: Matt Orofrd to Miss rest of Season & Wolves sign Monaghan for another 2 years

Even I would have to admit Orford was superior to Monas.Â I well remember the 06 game.Â Just magical watching Stewie catch Orford's kick over the top of Marshall and plant the ball.Â And I was at the game when Mona's chip kicked and regathered sending Robbo in to score.Â I wouldn't give the credit to Orford for the GF victory.Â There were others in that game.Â However he was there.Â We won't see either back with us so it's all academic.Â Move on is my current mantra.Â Give DCE a go.Â Â Â

Re: Matt Orofrd to Miss rest of Season & Wolves sign Monaghan for another 2 years

susan ridgepipe link said:

And do you remember getting flogged by the eels by 40 in the knockout semi in his last year as halfback.it was the biggest losing margin in semi history i believe since the NRL started.monaghan was embarrassing that day.and it probably slipped your mind that we then made two grandfinals with orford as halfback and captain including a record 40 nil victory over the supposed team of the century,a year in which he also won the dally M,after running top ten the year before.Those awards are judjed by his peers,mostly great past players.someone thought he could play.

Funny how history is rewritten.He was ordinary in 09 and left.Think back to NE days and tell me that we could win a GF a few years later.Bit of credit please.

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I think your selling Lyon a bit short. It wasnt until he got going that we were a real contender, both Monas with Harris and Orford with Lyon in the beggining were sitting targets as the only playmakers.